Give it to me straight.

Time, that's good advice. Thank you. On that note: I have a terrible habit of restarting a beatmap the instant I make a mistake; to a the point where I'll often have retried the map upwards of 40, 50, sometimes even 100 to 150 times before completing it. Is this a bad practice? Would you recommend a "dry run" then watching it myself to learn from any mistakes?

Retrying can be a very bad thing when you do that a lot. (in your case that's definitely A LOT)

However retrying the same map a few times (4-5 times) is completely okay.I'd recommend that you fully clear the map (play it to the end) a few times before you start "retrying". And even that you shouldn't retry over a few times.The better way to "Retry" is to actually not retry at all but switch to play other songs. Playing the same thing over and over can make you worse. Go play other songs, practice other stuff, then come back to play the map again.

EDIT: adding my own experience

for example, I have retried this one map over 600 times. Have I improved at all? barely. Instead, I develop a horrible habit and I can't play that map anymore. I keep missing on the same spot because I retried too much.

I still retry a lot, though. But I always make sure I don't get worse retrying. Once you are more experienced you can retry more but for now I don't think you should retry too much.

Reading how to git gud posts, threads, guides, etc. won't really help you get good tbh. You just need to play more of whatever you want to be good at and eventually it will click. There is no "everyone is good at X after practicing it Y hours," it's different for everyone.

I found thelewa's post about accuracy and jesus' post about streaming very helpful.

If you are one of those new players who think "I am doing this wrong", "I am hit a wall at 1k pp" well chances are someone else half way across the world is tapping the same way you do, holding mouse the same way you do, scratching his nose the same way you do, and he is a successful player. Also as mouse player it helps to do some research about mouse you use, you might learn something.

To get out of this mindset first you need to forget about what you are doing coz that information will not help you, and instead pay attention to detail and focus on how you are doing it. e.g. What: "I am claw grip user" -> How: "Middle finger sits on right side of mouse-wheel for Y-axis control, ring finger on right lip for X-axis control, pinky adjusts yaw for miscalculated maneuvers, etc."

Once you habbit yourself into this level of thinking that you can tweak your performance. After awhile it becomes natural, then you don't have to think anymore just let it happen. You will stop thinking and just do. When you see pro players spectate other pro players and see a really good play they say "how is he doing this?" If you're still unable to figure out your weakness then just focus on what you think you are doing right and play maps to your strength you will enjoy the game more this way. Good luck.

B1rd wrote:

should i SS his top rank HDHRDTFL to prove him that he is shit at this game?

"Overall, I think people tend to reveal their true selves when they step into an avatar. As I said earlier, they probably feel some sense of freedom. But freedom easily gained quickly turns into a false sense of omnipotence."

I went back and couldn't even complete C on 4* beatmaps I'd previously got S on. I'm progressively getting worse every single time I play this game I have no idea what's going on. I turned off hardware acceleration which people had said was a crutch and I guess that's causing me to have to "re-learn" the game but I'm not actually relearning anything, I'm just worse at it. Period. I don't move the mouse properly, I just plain suck at the game now. I can barely play 2* at this point.

I've invested a lot of time into this game but I simply don't have the eye-hand coordination to be able to play it at a level above a novice. The fact that I've devolved so rapidly after having investing so, so, so, so much fucking time into the game has sealed the deal for me. I need to quit. This game just isn't for me.

Tablet might not be the answer for you #mousemasterraceIf you're going to buy a tablet you'll either:1: Have to learn how to tap with your right hand2: Have to learn how to play with your right hand.

I'm a lefty myself and bought a tablet a while back. Learning "how to tablet" will be a bigger obstacle than playing with your mouse tbh.Just try to enjoy the game, and don't force anything. If you're not having fun then stop playing.Good luck~

Endie- wrote:

Tablet might not be the answer for you #mousemasterraceIf you're going to buy a tablet you'll either:1: Have to learn how to tap with your right hand2: Have to learn how to play with your right hand.

I'm a lefty myself and bought a tablet a while back. Learning "how to tablet" will be a bigger obstacle than playing with your mouse tbh.Just try to enjoy the game, and don't force anything. If you're not having fun then stop playing.Good luck~

I'm already tapping with my right hand and mousing exclusively with my left hand. I single tap currently because double tapping fucks with my head, though I've heard it's impossible to get "good" at the game without double tapping.